Ohio State AD Gene Smith, left, and Urban Meyer took the fall, Smith’s attorney said. (Jonathan Quilter/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) , Reporter August 24 at 10:04 AM The three-game suspension handed down to Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer by the school, the result into an investigation into his handling of sexual assault allegations lodged against a former assistant coach, was a polarizing punishment. On the one side are those who think Meyer got off easy, considering the details laid out in Ohio State’s 23-page investigative report. On the other side are a good number of Ohio State fans, who think Meyer has been wronged. [Urban Meyer’s suspension has roiled Buckeye Nation, and the worst is yet to come] Rex Elliott clearly belongs to the latter group. The attorney for Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith, who also received a 17-day suspension as a result of the investigation, condemned…
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